I don't have the same feeling of good will and bonhomie with regards to Canadians the way I did before their anti-American bellicosity and petulance since Trump's tariff threats. And, I did not realize the large number of illegal immigrants coming in from Canada. Looks like it was wide open before Trump got in - and coyotes still advertising on TikTok they can smuggle people in to the U.S. ......
https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/us-news/smugglers-advertising-illegal-canada-us-border-crossings-on-tiktok/
https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/us-news/smugglers-advertising-illegal-canada-us-border-crossings-on-tiktok/
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Brazen Canadian 'coyotes' smuggling migrants across the northern border even advertising on TikTok
By Gabrielle Fahmy Published Feb. 15, 2025, 7:22 a.m. ET
Smugglers are brazenly using TikTok to advertise their human-trafficking services across the Canada-US border undercutting the Great White North's position as it tries to hammer out a critical deal with the US on tariffs and security, The Post has learned.
For close to a year, the Canadian "coyotes" who largely target Indian nationals promise a hassle-free trip to the States for as much as $5,000, with new border-crossing accounts popping up every time others are removed from the platform.
The posts often feature a US flag waving over a wooded northern border, set to Indian music, urging wannabe border crossers to DM them for more details.
"Payment after reach," reads one post, while another assures "100% safe."
The competition can be cutthroat "$4,000 cheapest in market," one post reads.
Northern crossings have fallen from an average of around 4,500 Indian nationals nabbed each month before President Trump took office, to 2,900 since, according to US Customs and Border Protection data but the Post has identified at least half a dozen of these coyote accounts still operating on TikTok.
The Post contacted one smuggler, who said it would cost $4,500 for one person to get to cross into the Empire State from Montreal......
